guilty
US
/ˈɡɪlti/
UK
/ˈɡɪlti/
Meaning
Feeling responsible for doing something wrong, or legally judged to have committed a crime.
किसी गलत काम के लिए खुद को ज़िम्मेदार महसूस करना, या अदालत द्वारा अपराधी ठहराया जाना।
Examples
“Ravi felt guilty about lying to his parents.”
“The jury found the driver guilty of causing the accident.”
“She apologized out of guilt for missing her friend’s wedding.”
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Not natural: I feel guilty to waste so much food.
Better: I feel guilty about wasting so much food.
Use guilty about before a noun or -ing form, not guilty to before an action.
किसी काम को लेकर अपराधबोध बताने के लिए guilty about के बाद noun या -ing form आता है।
Not natural: The court found him guilty for fraud.
Better: The court found him guilty of fraud.
Use guilty of for a crime or wrongdoing; guilty for is not the usual legal pattern.
किसी अपराध के लिए दोषी ठहराए जाने पर आम तौर पर guilty of कहते हैं, guilty for नहीं।
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Learner tip
Use guilty about or for to describe a feeling; use guilty of for wrongdoing, especially in legal contexts.
भावना बताने के लिए guilty about या guilty for कहें; किसी अपराध या गलत काम के लिए guilty of इस्तेमाल करें।